Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Peter Igneus, Blessed (Peter Aldobrandini.) An Italian monk of the Benedictine congregation of the Vallombrosians, and Cardinal-Bishop of Albano; d. [8 Feb.,] 1089. The struggle waged against simony in the eleventh century led to violent scenes in several Italian cities. At Florence Bishop Peter Mezzobarbo, known also as Peter of Pavia, was publicly accused of … Continue reading “Peter Igneus, Blessed”

Peter, Gospel According to See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS; LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Peter Gonzalez, Saint Popularly known as St. Elmo, b. in 1190 at Astorga, Spain; d. 15 April, 1246, at Tuy. He was educated by his uncle, Bishop of Astorga, who gave him when very young a canonry. Later he entered the Dominican Order and became a renowned preacher; crowds gathered to hear him and numberless … Continue reading “Peter Gonzalez, Saint”

Peter Gallwey Jesuit preacher and spiritual director, born Killarney, Ireland , 1820 ; died London, England , 1906 . Among his writings is “Watches of the Passion.” Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Peter Fullo Intruding Monophysite Patriarch of Antioch; d. 488. He received the Greek surname Gnapheus (Latin, Fullo) from his trade of fuller of cloth, which he practised when a monk at the monastery of the Acoemeti in the Diocese of Chalcedon. Expelled from his monastery on account of his dissolute life and his heretical doctrines, … Continue reading “Peter Fullo”

Peter Fourier, Saint Confessor; called “the Good Father of Mattaincourt”; born Mireoourt, Lorraine, 1565; died Gray, Haute-Saone, 1640. He was educated at the University of Pont-a-Mousson and was ordained in 1589, having become a Canon Regular of Saint Augustine. He later reformed the Lorraine branch of this order, organizing with them, in 1629, the Congregation … Continue reading “Peter Fourier, Saint”

Peter, First Epistle Of the first of the seven Catholic Epistles of the N.T. In the following account of both epistles of Peter we pass over many particulars which will be found discussed elsewhere. SEE PETER I. Genuineness and Canonicity. This epistle found an early place in the canon by universal consent, ranking among the … Continue reading “Peter, First Epistle of”

Peter Faber, Saint Born 13 April, 1506, at Villaret, Savoy; died 1 Aug., 1546, in Rome. As a child he tended his father’s sheep during the week, and on Sunday he taught catechism to other children. The instinctive knowledge of his vocation as an apostle inspired him with a desire to study. At first he … Continue reading “Peter Faber, Saint”

Peter Faber, Blessed Born Villaret, Savoy, 1506; died Rome, Italy, 1546. In 1525 he went to Paris and entered Saint-Barbe College, where he was a classmate and intimate friend of Saint Francis Xavier and where he met Saint Ignatius Loyola. He was ordained priest in 1534 and soon after joined the small band headed by … Continue reading “Peter Faber, Blessed”

Peter Eymard, Saint Religious founder, born La Mure d’Isere, France, 1811; died there, 1868. In 1829 he entered the Marist novitiate, but, obliged to leave because of ill health, he entered the diocesan seminary and was ordained, 1834. In 1839 he returned to the Marist congregation, of which he became provincial in 1845. His entire … Continue reading “Peter Eymard, Saint”